You make this too easy, my guy.
I don’t think the game has gotten harder in one instance (outside of the buffs to Veteran) since you joined the forum, lol. Cruci times decreased from 10-15m to clear 150 at release to 8m, 6:30m, 6m, and now sub-5m to clear 170.
I forget, is this the meme thread or the actual feedback thread? Assuming the latter, Acid Purge has its uses (some of which you’ve been shown by Fluff/etc.) and its hardly in the sorriest state its ever been. It isn’t quite something that can be focused on and carry a character all on its own, but no component is (or should be). That Physical -> Vit exists on the base component is mostly irrelevant, as you will primarily be using this on items with base Magical damage anyways.
The issue Acid variants of Acid Purge run into is that caster-based Acid gear is all almost entirely tailored toward DEE, or has niche Acid support with Raddagan/Deathguard, and you don’t especially want to be channeling Acid Purge nonstop while also spamming the hell out of those freaky green eyeballs. This isn’t something for the component to solve and is instead something to be addressed by other itemization, if at all.